Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology

(An Autonomous Institution)

(Accredited by NAAC & NBA, Approved by AICTE New Delhi & Permanently Affiliated to JNTUH)
Aziznagar Gate, C.B. Post, Hyderabad-500 075

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

II B.Tech II Semester LTPC

Pre-Requisites 3003
 Vector Calculus
 Engineering Physics

Course Objectives In this course it is aimed to introduce

 Basic concepts of Electromagnetic fields using Vector and Scalar Multiplication
 EM Wave Propagation through different media.

UNIT I: Electrostatics-I
Introduction to Vectors and Coordinate system- Coulomb ‘s Law- Electric Field Intensity – Fields due to
Different Charge Distributions, Electric Flux Density, Gauss Law and Applications, Electric Potential,
Relation between E and V, Maxwell‘s Two Equations for Electrostatic Fields, Energy Density in
Electrostatics.

Unit-II: Electrostatics-II
Convection and Conduction Currents, Dielectric Constant, Dielectric polarization, Linear, Isotropic and
Homogeneous Dielectrics, Continuity Equation, Relaxation Time, Poisson ‘s and Laplace ‘s Equations,
Capacitors – Parallel Plate, Coaxial, Spherical, boundary conditions in static electric field, Uniqueness
theorem.

UNIT III: Magneto statics

Biot-Savart‘s Law-Magnetic Field Intensity due to finite length current carrying conductor, Ampere‘s
Circuit Law and Applications, Magnetic Flux Density, Maxwell‘s two Equations for Magneto static Fields,
Magnetic Scalar and Vector Potentials, Forces due to Magnetic Fields, Ampere‘s Force Law,
Magnetostatic boundary conditions.

UNIT IV: EM Wave Characteristics -I (Time-Varying Maxwell’s Equations)

Faraday‘s Law and Transformer EMF, Inconsistency of Ampere‘s Law and Displacement Current Density,
Maxwell‘s Equations in Different Forms, Time-varying Boundary Conditions at a Surface -Dielectric-
Dielectric and Dielectric-Conductor Interfaces, Lorentz condition for Time-varying potentials.

UNIT V: EM Wave Characteristics -II

Wave Equations for Conducting and Perfect Dielectric Media, Uniform Plane Waves –Definitions,
Relation between E & H, Sinusoidal Variations, Wave Propagation in Conductor & Dielectric media,
Polarization. Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves – Normal and Oblique Incidences for both
Perfect Conductor and Perfect Dielectrics, Brewster Angle, Critical Angle and Total Internal Reflection,
Surface Impedance, Poynting Vector and Poynting Theorem.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Elements of Electromagnetics – Matthew N.O. Sadiku and S.V. Kulkarni, 4th Ed., Oxford
University Press.
2. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems – E.C. Jordan and K.G. Balmain, 2ndEd., PHI,
2000
REFERENCES
1.Engineering Electromagnetics – William H. Hayt Jr. and John A. Buck, 8th Ed., McGrawHill,2014
2. Engineering Electromagnetics – Nathan Ida, 2ndEd., Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2005.
3. Electromagnetic Field Theory Fundamentals – Bhag Singh Guru and Huseyin R. Hiziroglu,
Cambridge University Press, 2nd Ed., 2006.

Course Outcomes At the end of the course the student should be able to
CO1: Demonstrate the electric field due to different charge distributions
CO2: Interpret the Maxwell‘s equations for static Electric Fields and Boundary conditions
CO3: Demonstrate the static Magnetic fields -Divergence and curl of fields
CO4: Interpret the maxwells equations for time-varying fields.
CO5: Analyze the behavior of EM waves in different media Apply the knowledge of EM Wave
Propagation at microwaves